The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-19
CURRENT EVENTS.

| Remains OF an ancient wall have been dis
covered at oxford.
Stock farms are fast supplanting cattle
ranches in the Lone Star state.
Randolph and Clay counties, Alabama, are
reported by deputies to be full OF stills.
The compulsory education law is being en-
forced in all the principal towns OF Arlzonia.
Bostonans are trying to make room for
season Of German opera in that city this win
| ter.
| Conrad Lumden Mayor, a prominent citizen
Of Donaldsonvlle La, died Monday, aged "
years.
According to IN. Chambers Journal there
have been no new Jokes made during the last
few centuries.
At recent dog exposition in Orange
county, New York, several pups wore lace
collars eight inches deep.
A Charming club composed OF Unitarians
only has been organized at Boston. 1t starts
with ninety-three members
As result OF the yellow. fever scarce Florida
hotels will suffer considerably this winter from
| the scarcity of northern tourists.
A large quantity Of silverware recently
stolen In Bridgeport, Conn., has been recovered
In New York pawn brokers' shop.
A shopper who wished 10 purchase goods OF
a new shade of brown asked the clerk for
something the color Of clam frIttcrs.
Miss Lizzie Bell Sinclair, of Everittstown,
| IIunterdon county n. j., completed on her
twelfth birthday bcdQuilt containing ll,2lO
| pieces.
| The government Of Yuctan has ordered
town clocks from the United States for the
} town of Ticul, Motul, Hunucma and
| Acanceh.
The horse plague that recently prevailed in
Atlantic aud Cape May counties, New Jersey,
Is estimated to have destroyed over $?5,OOO
worth of horseiesh.
citizen of San Francisco has requested TIT,
Chinese government to supply him with thirty
jinrkisha men for the purpose of opening u
business In inriklshas In that city
There is In Paris museum started In 1856
by Prof. Guilbeau which contains everything
used in educating the blind and specimens OF
the work produced by blind people.
There are millions of ducks on the Chesi-
peak bay. The red-headcd, blackboard, NAL
lard, and long.t tail are the most numerous, bur
there are thousands of other kinds.
1t is the remark OF Mrs. Grundy, OF The Ntw
York Mail and Express, shat some OF the
fashionable dentists have ascertained that
hey charged not wisely but too we'll"
A Hawkinsville, Ga, society item: "Rev
q. J. Cowlcs, of the Baptist church, will ad-
minister the ordinance Of baptism to one OF
our popular bellies on Wednesday night next"
At summervllle, Ga, last Sunday, Rev. T.
G. Tucker had the unusual experience OF
preaching the funeral' Of four sisters who
nad died within eighteen days Of one another
Near Sag Harbor, N. Y, one day recently
woman was crossing field and some cows tina
we're feeding there moved toward her and
frightened her so much that she dropped dow
lead. -
The Boston citizens committee have collect
ID about s6,3OO0 toward the testimonial to
Gen. Paine and Designer Burgess, and the
Eastern Yacht club expects to turn In 5000
more.
good many of the owners Of oil wells In
Ohio think that the Pennsylvania shutdown Is
lue TO the fact that crude oil can be purchased
70 much chea per by the refners in the former
state.
The whole number Of minors employed In
Mills at Fall River, Mass, who can not read
md write is 1,526, Of whom 1,46S are allowed
10 work under permit, and will attend evening
schools.
An artist tells young girl pupils who are in
lending to marry to select water colors, be-
,ause the palette is always ready and can be
eft after a balf-hour's use, and because the
work is Clearly.
II was an old Scotch woman, according to
Punch who, when she saw her pastor coming
llong the road on bicycle, said: 81 dinna like
o see the meenester goin' ABBOTT the country
n a cyclophedia.
The Chinatown recently destroyed by fire at
Chico, Cal, is to be rebuilt. 1t is near the
heart of the 'City Of Roses" There was
ZONE talk OF purchasing the site for pubic
park, but no action was taken.
Considerable money and time are saved b.
The Sat Lake Tribune by abbreviating poly
yamy, a word which is frequently found IN
The columns of that paper, to polyg. -
sounds rather abrupt but 1t means the same
thing.
At Xenis, o., the other day, young man
deserted his bride an hour before his wedding
and got as far as Cincinnati, when his heart
tailed him, and he turned back. The wedding
Sas several hours late, but the bride was made
happy.
Estella Webb is suing John Martin at
Trimblevile, Pa, for 10000 for breach of
promise. John and Estella have been lovers
lor the past twenty years, and the latter
thinks she IL worth $1,000 to any man asa
swccthesrt.